Feeder cattle price today: trend, volatility and seasonality
Data updated October 13, 2026
342.48usd/lbs−0.17% today
Feeder cattle last traded at 342.48 usd/lbs (close of October 13, 2026), down 2.0% year to date and down 8.6% over twelve months.
It is in a downtrend: both the price and its 50-day average are below the 200-day average, with the price 3.4% below that average.
Over the past 52 weeks it has ranged between 304.98 and 380.18; today's price sits at 51% of that range.
One-month volatility is 15% annualised, close to the middle of its historical range, and the largest fall from a high in the last year was 19.8%.
Returns by period
- 1W
- +0.8%
- 1M
- +1.6%
- 3M
- −1.6%
- 6M
- −8.7%
- Year to date
- −2.0%
- 1Y
- −8.6%
- 3Y
- —
- 5Y
- —
Spot price changes, close to close. They do not include the roll cost or carry of futures, which is what commodity ETFs earn.
Feeder cattle price over five years
Trend and risk
- Trend (50/200-day)
- Downtrend
- vs 200-day average
- −3.4%
- RSI (14 days)
- 59
- Momentum 12-1
- −10.0%
- Volatility 1M
- 14.9%
- Volatility 1Y
- 18.3%
- Max drawdown 1Y
- −19.8%
- 52-week range position
- 51%
Futures positioning (CFTC COT)
Managed money (hedge funds and CTAs) held a net long position of 9,386 contracts in Feeder cattle (14.7% of open interest), in the lower part of its one-year range. Report of October 6, 2026.
Feeder cattle COT report: positions, history and what followed extremes →
Questions
How has feeder cattle performed this year?
As of October 13, 2026, Feeder cattle is −2.0% year to date and −8.6% over the last twelve months, at 342.48 usd/lbs.
Is feeder cattle above its 200-day moving average?
No: the price is 3.4% below its 200-day average of 354.97. With the 50-day average also below it, the trend reads as down.
How volatile is feeder cattle?
Its one-month volatility is 14.9% annualised and one-year volatility 18.3%. Current volatility is at the 32th percentile of all one-month windows in the available history.
Are hedge funds long or short feeder cattle?
Managed money (hedge funds and CTAs) held a net long position of 9,386 contracts in Feeder cattle (14.7% of open interest), in the lower part of its one-year range. Figures from the CFTC Commitments of Traders report of October 6, 2026.
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Source: MarketStack commodity prices; CFTC Commitments of Traders (Disaggregated, futures only). Figures are historical and descriptive; they are not forecasts and not investment advice. MEDGE Capital does not recommend buying or selling any instrument. Risk disclaimer.